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Deadly Child-Abuse “Torture” Exposes NY’s Willful Blindness
Little Jor’Dynn Duncan should never have gone to live with Emily Kelly, the Long Island woman who allegedly tortured the 7-year-old girl to death. Kelly, along with her mother and her…
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Why We May Never Know of Child-Welfare Workers’ Fatal Mistakes
Looks like a lot of CYA going on at ACS. That’s the conclusion of a new report by the Department of Investigation detailing how the Administration for Children’s Services withholds…
Op-Ed
One of the Worst Laws in America Deserves a Hearing Before the Supreme Court
Kelly and Nate Reyelts have fostered about 50 children. Kelly is a teacher and Nate is a physician assistant. They have been raising their seven biological children in their home…
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New Mexico’s Attorney General Is Suing His State’s Broken Child-Welfare Agency
It’s not uncommon for state child-welfare agencies to be taken to court. In fact, most of them have been the subject of class action lawsuits by groups like A Better…
Op-Ed
Zohran Mamdani’s ACS Choice Puts ‘Racial Equity’ Above Keeping NYC Kids Safe and Alive
‘“It’s really hard to think about anything other than dismantling [the child welfare system] entirely and creating something different.” This is according to Rebecca Jones Gaston, New York City’s newly…
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Missing Boy Jacob Pritchett Is a Reminder of Why We Can’t Leave Disabled Kids with Ill-Equipped Parents
It has been a year since anyone saw Jacob Pritchett. The 11-year-old boy, who is autistic and nonverbal, was reported missing in October. But, as far as anyone can tell, he was…
Op-Ed
No, It Doesn’t Make Sense to Give Cash to a Drug-Abusing Parent
“There’s really nothing scarier for a parent than having the government come to your door, forcibly take your kid from you, not be sure where they’re going, not be sure…
Op-Ed
The Wrong Way to Fix Foster Care
Want to reduce the number of kids entering foster care? Put the ones who are at risk in Head Start. That’s the advice of some advocates in Illinois, who say that…
Op-Ed
America’s Failed Drug Policies Are Hurting Our Kids
Regrets about America’s drug policies in recent years keep piling up. An article in The Wall Street Journal this week noted the proliferation of cannabis in schools since legalization began. “It’s just…
Op-Ed
Another Toddler Dead Because Progressives Believe ACS Should Be Abolished
‘I fought for my son. I warned ACS, the courts, NYPD. Everybody. But now y’all can hear me? Now y’all can hear me?” Cyndy Williams asked. Williams, whose 2-year-old son Maliek…
Op-Ed
Legislation Passed by Governor Hochul Makes It Harder to Save the Lives of Abused Children
Lissette Soto Domenech’s emaciated 14-year-old sons — whom she wanted “to stay babies forever” — would probably be dead were it not for several anonymous calls to the Administration for Children’s Services….
Op-Ed
For Progressive Child-Welfare Activists, Adults—Not Kids—Are the Priority
Last Friday, Jess Dannhauser, commissioner of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services, sent a resignation letter to Mayor Zohran Mamdani. He didn’t offer any reasons, but sources told The Imprint that…